Do Your Tomatoes Need Sunscreen?

By Michelle Fabio

We’re not the only ones who need protection from the sun’s harmful rays.

Fruits and vegetables are also feeling the burn and the effects are shown in sunspots, blemishes and blisters on their skins, which can turn into decreased sales at the market.

And so one California company is testing an SPF 45 product specially designed to deflect ultraviolet and infrared light from plants but allowing photosynthesis rays they need to ripen.

Tests have taken place in Australia, Chile and California so far, and have shown increased yields because of less heat-related stress on the plants.

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